The Lunar Chronicles: Book series review by Jenna (.:Bibliophile:.) The Lunar Chronicles, which was written by Marissa Meyer, is a sci-fi series and is a futuristic retelling of fairy tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White. There are four books in the series and the first one is called Cinder. This particular novel focuses on the character of Linh Cinder who is a cyborg who is living with her stepmother and stepsisters and is not treated kindly. The...

Ink and Wonder: Wonder Crate review By Jenna (.:Bibliophile:.) The Wonder Crate is a special box that is sent out and it comes with bookish and pop culture items. This is a newer box that goes out so subscriptions are not currently available. The box is a new favorite of mine and I enjoy getting it every once in a while. The creator of the box sells a lot of beautifully designed items such as totes, key chains and bookmarks. I started utilizing the Ink and ...

The Shadow Of What Was Lost: A review By Jenna (.:Bibliophile:.) A Shadow Of What Was Lost by James Islington is the first book in a fantasy trilogy that centers around a character by the name of Davian. The world in this book features individuals who are having to deal with abuse due to being gifted with magical abilities. Twenty years before the novel took place, a war was fought and the gifted individuals were slain and tormented. The only way the gifted survived was...

Once Upon a Book Club: A book subscription review By Cassie (cynefin) Once Upon a Book Club is one of the many book subscription boxes available for bookworms. It is also the only one I have tried. As a newbie to 'book boxes' I wanted to share my experience by writing a review. Once Upon a Book Club is unique in that it is a virtual book club and it offers three to five gifts that correspond specifically with certain passages of the book that are only to be opened when you...

Children Of Blood and Bone: A review By Jenna (.:Bibliophile:.) Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyami is the story of Zelie Adebola who lives in a world where magic disappeared. Years prior to the start of the story, Saran, a tyrannical king, contributed to the disappearance of magic. He also targeted the Maji. The Maji were the wielders of magic and at Saran's request they were targeted and killed. As the story unfolds we learn that Zelie has the chance to bring...

Black Panther: A Review By Jenna (.:Bibliophile:.) This article will contain spoilers: On February 16th 2017, Marvel’s Black Panther movie premiered in theaters. The movie has generated quite a bit of buzz and plenty of people are saying that it is one of the best Marvel movies to date. While I can see why so many people liked the movie I do not feel that it was the best Marvel movie that I have seen.

Owlcrate subscription review By Jenna (.:Bibliophile:.) Owlcrate is a book subscription box and it seems to be one of the most popular ones. However, it can be nerve-wracking to decide on spending money when you are not certain about a product being worth it. This review might help you decide if you want to try out a subscription. January 2018 box items The way that Owlcrate works is that you pick a plan type and those are monthly, 3-month or 6-month. If you choose a...

Book of the Month: A subscription box review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) Book of the Month is a subscription service for people who love to read. On the first of each month subscribers are given a list and description of five books chosen by a panel of Book of the Month judges. The subscriber is able to choose one of the five books and it will be shipped to them. The books that they feature are new release hardcovers and some of the ones that they choose are...

Review of Dystopia by Megadeth By Tort (TheAtomicBlade) "Holy shit." Those are the only words that came to my mind when I listened to thrash metal legends Megadeth's new album Dystopia. The 15th album by the legendary band formed by Dave Mustaine clocks in at a relatively modest 50 minutes. But every single one of those minutes counts. In my opinion, this album is a return to the classic thrash metal genre Megadeth helped pioneer back in the 80s, while maintaining relevance to the...
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My Brother's Husband: A Review Jenna (~Abibliophobe~ ) My Brother's Husband is a manga series written and illustrated by Gengoroh Tagame. It is set in Tokyo and it follows the story of Yaichi who is surprised when his estranged brother's widower, Mike, shows up at their doorstep. Mike arrives in hopes of being able to explore his late husband's past. The story takes off from there and explores a lot of misconceptions and prejudice that people have about the LGBTQ+...

Thirteen Reasons Why By Brittany (.Brittany.) and Oliver (anemoia) In 2007, the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher was released. In July of 2011, Asher's novel became #1 on the New York Times best-seller list. In 2016, Selena Gomez teamed up with Netflix to produce an original series based on the book. The series was released on March 31, 2017. The release of the series has since sparked a debate all over the world. The series is about the suicide of Hannah Baker and the events...

Six Stories: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~ ) Six Stories is a mystery/thriller novel written by Matt Wesolowski. It is a novel told as though it is being done on a podcast where an investigative journalist, Scott King, details the death of a teenage boy; the teen's death was never really solved by the police. Scott King interviews six people who had connections to the dead teen and through these interviews he tries to piece together what might have really happened. ...

1984 by George Orwell: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~ ) The end of September will mark Banned Books Week and so I thought it would be fun to review and discuss a book that ranks #5 as the most challenged books of all time. Source] The book has been challenged for a number of social and political reasons and there have also been times when it has been challenged due to people feeling there was too much sexual content. The book 1984 was written in 1949, and while 1984 has...

Queens of Geek: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~ ) The novel Queens of Geek by Jenn Wilde focuses on two characters named Taylor and Charlie. They are best friends but they have very different personalities. Taylor is quiet, shy and deals with things like social anxiety and generalized anxiety. These things make it hard for her to speak her mind and be herself. Charlie is outgoing; working to become an actress and is a YouTube sensation. Charlie, Taylor and their friend...

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia: A Review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~ ) Eliza and Her Monsters came out on May 30th, 2017 and it has been getting quite a bit of hype around booktube. Booktube are videos posted on YouTube that focus on books such as book reviews and book recommendations. The novel has been floating around for a while as some people on booktube were able to get advanced copies of it. The premise of the novel sounded really interesting but I always hesitate to read a...